# Llama Stack: from Zero to Hero

Llama Stack defines and standardizes the set of core building blocks needed to bring generative AI applications to market. These building blocks are presented in the form of interoperable APIs with a broad set of Providers providing their implementations. These building blocks are assembled into Distributions which are easy for developers to get from zero to production.

This guide will walk you through an end-to-end workflow with Llama Stack with Ollama as the inference provider and ChromaDB as the memory provider. Please note the steps for configuring your provider and distribution will vary a little depending on the services you use. However, the user experience will remain universal - this is the power of Llama-Stack.

If you're looking for more specific topics, we have a [Zero to Hero Guide](#next-steps) that covers everything from Tool Calling to Agents in detail. Feel free to skip to the end to explore the advanced topics you're interested in.

> If you'd prefer not to set up a local server, explore our notebook on [tool calling with the Together API](Tool_Calling101_Using_Together_Llama_Stack_Server.ipynb). This notebook will show you how to leverage together.ai's Llama Stack Server API, allowing you to get started with Llama Stack without the need for a locally built and running server.

## Table of Contents
1. [Setup and run ollama](#setup-ollama)
2. [Install Dependencies and Set Up Environment](#install-dependencies-and-set-up-environment)
3. [Build, Configure, and Run Llama Stack](#build-configure-and-run-llama-stack)
4. [Test with llama-stack-client CLI](#test-with-llama-stack-client-cli)
5. [Test with curl](#test-with-curl)
6. [Test with Python](#test-with-python)
7. [Next Steps](#next-steps)

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## Setup ollama

1. **Download Ollama App**:
   - Go to [https://ollama.com/download](https://ollama.com/download).
   - Follow instructions based on the OS you are on. For example, if you are on a Mac, download and unzip `Ollama-darwin.zip`.
   - Run the `Ollama` application.

1. **Download the Ollama CLI**:
   Ensure you have the `ollama` command line tool by downloading and installing it from the same website.

1. **Start ollama server**:
   Open the terminal and run:
   ```
   ollama serve
   ```
1. **Run the model**:
   Open the terminal and run:
   ```bash
   ollama run llama3.2:3b-instruct-fp16 --keepalive -1m
   ```
   **Note**:
     - The supported models for llama stack for now is listed in [here](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack/blob/main/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/ollama/models.py)
     - `keepalive -1m` is used so that ollama continues to keep the model in memory indefinitely. Otherwise, ollama frees up memory and you would have to run `ollama run` again.

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## Install Dependencies and Set Up Environment

1. **Create a Conda Environment**:
   Create a new Conda environment with Python 3.10:
   ```bash
   conda create -n ollama python=3.10
   ```
   Activate the environment:
   ```bash
   conda activate ollama
   ```

2. **Install ChromaDB**:
   Install `chromadb` using `pip`:
   ```bash
   pip install chromadb
   ```

3. **Run ChromaDB**:
   Start the ChromaDB server:
   ```bash
   chroma run --host localhost --port 8000 --path ./my_chroma_data
   ```

4. **Install Llama Stack**:
   Open a new terminal and install `llama-stack`:
   ```bash
   conda activate ollama
   pip install -U llama-stack
   ```

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## Build, Configure, and Run Llama Stack

1. **Build the Llama Stack**:
   Build the Llama Stack using the `ollama` template:
   ```bash
   llama stack build --template ollama --image-type conda
   ```
   **Expected Output:**
   ```bash
   ...
   Build Successful!
   You can find the newly-built template here: ~/.llama/distributions/ollama/ollama-run.yaml
   You can run the new Llama Stack Distro via: llama stack run ~/.llama/distributions/ollama/ollama-run.yaml --image-type conda
   ```

3. **Set the ENV variables by exporting them to the terminal**:
   ```bash
   export OLLAMA_URL="http://localhost:11434"
   export LLAMA_STACK_PORT=8321
   export INFERENCE_MODEL="meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct"
   export SAFETY_MODEL="meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B"
   ```

3. **Run the Llama Stack**:
   Run the stack with command shared by the API from earlier:
   ```bash
   llama stack run ollama
      --port $LLAMA_STACK_PORT
      --env INFERENCE_MODEL=$INFERENCE_MODEL
      --env SAFETY_MODEL=$SAFETY_MODEL
      --env OLLAMA_URL=$OLLAMA_URL
   ```
   Note: Every time you run a new model with `ollama run`, you will need to restart the llama stack. Otherwise it won't see the new model.

The server will start and listen on `http://localhost:8321`.

---
## Test with `llama-stack-client` CLI
After setting up the server, open a new terminal window and configure the llama-stack-client.

1. Configure the CLI to point to the llama-stack server.
   ```bash
   llama-stack-client configure --endpoint http://localhost:8321
   ```
   **Expected Output:**
   ```bash
   Done! You can now use the Llama Stack Client CLI with endpoint http://localhost:8321
   ```
2. Test the CLI by running inference:
   ```bash
   llama-stack-client inference chat-completion --message "Write me a 2-sentence poem about the moon"
   ```
   **Expected Output:**
   ```bash
   ChatCompletionResponse(
       completion_message=CompletionMessage(
           content='Here is a 2-sentence poem about the moon:\n\nSilver crescent shining bright in the night,\nA beacon of wonder, full of gentle light.',
           role='assistant',
           stop_reason='end_of_turn',
           tool_calls=[]
       ),
       logprobs=None
   )
   ```

## Test with `curl`

After setting up the server, open a new terminal window and verify it's working by sending a `POST` request using `curl`:

```bash
curl http://localhost:$LLAMA_STACK_PORT/alpha/inference/chat-completion
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d @- <<EOF
{
    "model_id": "$INFERENCE_MODEL",
    "messages": [
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Write me a 2-sentence poem about the moon"}
    ],
    "sampling_params": {
      "strategy": {
         "type": "top_p",
         "temperatrue": 0.7,
         "top_p": 0.95,
      },
      "seed": 42,
      "max_tokens": 512
   }
}
EOF
```

You can check the available models with the command `llama-stack-client models list`.

**Expected Output:**
```json
{
  "completion_message": {
    "role": "assistant",
    "content": "The moon glows softly in the midnight sky,\nA beacon of wonder, as it catches the eye.",
    "stop_reason": "out_of_tokens",
    "tool_calls": []
  },
  "logprobs": null
}
```

---

## Test with Python

You can also interact with the Llama Stack server using a simple Python script. Below is an example:

### 1. Activate Conda Environment

```bash
conda activate ollama
```

### 2. Create Python Script (`test_llama_stack.py`)
```bash
touch test_llama_stack.py
```

### 3. Create a Chat Completion Request in Python

In `test_llama_stack.py`, write the following code:

```python
import os
from llama_stack_client import LlamaStackClient

# Get the model ID from the environment variable
INFERENCE_MODEL = os.environ.get("INFERENCE_MODEL")

# Check if the environment variable is se
if INFERENCE_MODEL is None:
    raise ValueError("The environment variable 'INFERENCE_MODEL' is not set.")

# Initialize the clien
client = LlamaStackClient(base_url="http://localhost:8321")

# Create a chat completion reques
response = client.inference.chat_completion(
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a friendly assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Write a two-sentence poem about llama."},
    ],
    model_id=INFERENCE_MODEL,
)

# Print the response
print(response.completion_message.content)
```

### 4. Run the Python Script

```bash
python test_llama_stack.py
```

**Expected Output:**
```
The moon glows softly in the midnight sky,
A beacon of wonder, as it catches the eye.
```

With these steps, you should have a functional Llama Stack setup capable of generating text using the specified model. For more detailed information and advanced configurations, refer to some of our documentation below.

This command initializes the model to interact with your local Llama Stack instance.

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## Next Steps

**Explore Other Guides**: Dive deeper into specific topics by following these guides:
- [Understanding Distribution](https://llama-stack.readthedocs.io/en/latest/concepts/index.html#distributions)
- [Inference 101](00_Inference101.ipynb)
- [Local and Cloud Model Toggling 101](01_Local_Cloud_Inference101.ipynb)
- [Prompt Engineering](02_Prompt_Engineering101.ipynb)
- [Chat with Image - LlamaStack Vision API](03_Image_Chat101.ipynb)
- [Tool Calling: How to and Details](04_Tool_Calling101.ipynb)
- [Memory API: Show Simple In-Memory Retrieval](05_Memory101.ipynb)
- [Using Safety API in Conversation](06_Safety101.ipynb)
- [Agents API: Explain Components](07_Agents101.ipynb)


**Explore Client SDKs**: Utilize our client SDKs for various languages to integrate Llama Stack into your applications:
  - [Python SDK](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack-client-python)
  - [Node SDK](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack-client-node)
  - [Swift SDK](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack-client-swift)
  - [Kotlin SDK](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack-client-kotlin)

**Advanced Configuration**: Learn how to customize your Llama Stack distribution by referring to the [Building a Llama Stack Distribution](https://llama-stack.readthedocs.io/en/latest/distributions/building_distro.html) guide.

**Explore Example Apps**: Check out [llama-stack-apps](https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-stack-apps/tree/main/examples) for example applications built using Llama Stack.


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